The little town of Helvetia, W.Va., tried its best to frighten away Old Man Winter at its Fasnacht festival, which takes place every year on the last Saturday before Lent.
Hundreds of people thronged the streets of the remote Swiss community in Randolph County, many of them squeezing into the community hall for the square dance.
People this year had large, papier-mâché masks that resembled long nosed-monsters, Chinese dragons, and druid-like trees.